I'm not a nerd!✔️

I'm not short!

"Blake Salvatore." He says but doesn't shake my hand so I put it down.

"Okay, let's get back to history, okay so we have an essay on the industrial revolution Friday. It's 4,000 words," I say.

"Cool." He doesn't even pay attention. I walk into class and introduce him and then I sit down and he goes to the back to sit by Aiden Tyler not the best choice if you ask me those two are sure to get in a lot of trouble. After 3 classes it's now time for lunch. Blake started to hang out with Aiden and they haven't shown up to class so I figure they left. I was about to class my locker when it was slammed shut.

"Hey, you filthy bitch." My sister's best friend Maria snarls. My sister just laughs like it was the funniest thing ever.

"We saw you speaking to Blake who the fuck do you think you are?" Maddison says while throwing me to the ground.

"I was just showing him to class," I say and Maria and Gracie kick me in the stomach repeatedly. I groan in pain as they kicked harder when I rolled my eyes at them.

"Don't make the mistake again huh," Maddison says and walks off. I lay on the floor and see dots.

"I'm going to kill her." I hear Lilly say as I wake up.

"What happened?" I groan.

"Ash baby you passed out and you have bruised ribs you're in the nurse's office," Lilly says while I see Nikki on the phone with someone before she turns to me..

"Oh," I say remembering what happened in the hallway.

"Are you alright?" Nikki asks, placing her phone in her pocket and I nodded my head in response.

"Did Maddison do this?" Lily asked, already knowing the answer.

"Yeah but it's fine," I say and start to get up. I wince at the pain and grab my phone to check the time and let out a long sigh.

"You guys need to get going, you have English lit and I have AG, we're already late," I say getting up we all hug lightly of course, and head out ways. I go to AG and get changed. After that, I hand my coach my excuse.

"Okay, Ashley, you'll be with Blake," Coach says, and Maddison, Maria, and Gracie glare at me as I walk over to Blake.

"Hey, short stuff." Blake teases when I walk over.

"I'm not short!" I state firmly but based on the chuckle he didn't believe me.

"Okay, sort stuff." He says again. I go to walk away but I trip. I close my eyes waiting for impact, but it never comes. Instead, Blake grabs onto my waist and I flinch. "Hey what happened," Blake says looking at my ribs that have already turned purple.

"Nothing," I say standing up shrugging it off.

"If someone is abusing or hitting you." He asked, looking me into my eyes and for a moment I felt like I could trust him then I remembered I couldn't trust anyone.

"It's nothing Blake, come on let's build the birdhouse okay," I ask, and he nods his head, and we go to our table. If you're wondering we are in AG but our original teacher is still in the Bahamas, so the coach is taking over this class. Anyway, once we finish, he gives us the rest of the class to talk to your partner. "Where were you all day?" I ask Blake.

"I should ask you, you're the one who missed lunch and English lit but to answer you I was ditching Aiden and I was smoking behind the school," he says.

"How'd you know I wasn't in lit?" I ask Blake.

"Well, I went to lunch, you weren't there so I decided to go to English you weren't there either, so I walked out." He says and the bell rings for the end of the day, but he just grabs my arm and pulls me to the back of the school and lights a cigarette.

"Want one?" He asks, pointing the box at me.

"I don't smoke," I reply.

"Okay, so where were you?" He asks.

"The nurse's office I passed out."

"Does it have something to do with your ribs"

"Yeah. But I have to go, I can't be late," I say and hug Blake at first he stiffens, then relaxes. He doesn't hug back but he doesn't push me off Soo... Anyway, I ran off to my car and headed home. Once I get home, I don't see Maddison's car, so I run to my room. I know what you're thinking and she didn't always bully me. It started 3 years ago in 9th grade.

Flashback

"It's the talent show, do you have my microphone?" Alley asked me. "Yeah here," I say smiling and she hugs me. " Madison Evans singing 'You don't know'." The principal announced but when Maddison got up there, she froze, and I wanted to help her, so I grabbed the spare microphone and started to sing.

" I know you've got the best intentions Just trying to find the right words to say I promise, I've already learned my lesson But right now I wanna be not okay I'm so tired, sitting here waiting If I hear one more "Just be patient" It's always gonna stay the same o let me just give up So let me just let go If this isn't good for me Well I don't wanna know Let me just stop trying Let me just stop fighting I don't want your good advice Or reasons why I'm alright You don't know what it's like you don't know what it's like Can't stop these feet from sinking And it's starting to show on me You're staring while I'm blinking But just don't tell me what you see I'm so over all this bad luck Hearing one more "Keep your head up" Is it ever gonna change?." I keep singing until I finished the entire song Maddison never did join in, but I got a standing ovation my parents bragged on me the whole night then the next day at school I was in the bathroom and Maddison, Marie, and Gracie walked in at first it was just emotional bullying then it turned physical over the years. I just never fought back.

End of Flashback

I heard the bell ring downstairs, so I went to open the door and there he stood.

So, this is the first chapter. It's a little short but they will get longer. I hope you like it. Who do you think is at the door? I will put Blakes POV soon. comment and vote:)

Tue, Aug 13, 11:28 AM 2019

Edited: Tue Nov 19, 2019, 2:18 pm

Rewritten: Thursday, November 12, 2020